The Gay Lord Quex - A Comedy in Four Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero
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[_She checks herself, finding_ MURIEL _staring at her._
MURIEL. [_In horror._] Sophy! SOPHY. [_Discomposed--rising._] Er--if I'm to do anything to your nails-- [_As_ SOPHY _is moving towards the manicure-table,_ MURIEL _intercepts her._ MURIEL. You are surely not suggesting that Lord Quex has ever descended--? SOPHY. [_Hastily._] No, no, no. [_Brushing past_ MURIEL _and seating herself before the screen-chair_.] Come; they'll all be here directly. MURIEL. [_Sitting in the screen-chair._] Sophy, you have heard some story-- SOPHY. [_Examining_ MURIEL'S _hands._] A little varnishing is all you need to-day. |
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